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Sebastian grudgingly led Declan as the two made their way to Ciel's nest.

Sebastian glared murderously at Declan, watching him step into the room and greet Ciel and her mother, "Hello ladies! My name is Declan, I'm the one that will be assisting you today!"

Ciel was squeezing Rachel's hands and gasping for breath so the older omega did the introductions.

"It's so nice to meet you! I'm Rachel! This is my daughter Ciel." Rachel said with a kind smile.

"It's nice to meet you both too." Declan said as he quickly sat his bag down and moved towards Ciel when she started to whimper again, "Now let's work together and meet the newest family member, shall we?"

Ciel started to pant for breath just as Declan sanitized his hands and gently parted her legs.

Declan began to exam Ciel and see how far her labor had progressed when something hard brushed his shoulder.

The male midwife blinked and looked over to find Sebastian staring at him with a frown.

"You're hurting my omega." Sebastian snapped in a very accusing tone.

"I'm trying to be as gentle as possible, sir. Your baby can't be born with her knees together." Declan said with a chuckle.

"Sebastian…" Ciel whined.

"I'm not going to let him hurt you, kitten!" Sebastian promised.

Ciel was really going to tell Sebastian to shut up and get out of the way but the pain took her voice….

"AAAAGHHHH!" Ciel shrieked, squeezing Rachel's hands.

When the bluenette raised up and started to bear down, Declan and Sebastian both dropped their argument.

It was time to focus.

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Fear grew as the minutes passed.

Rachel was growing very worried about her daughter.

Not everything was safe to be done at home, Rachel knew that, but Ciel was insistent on avoiding one.

Declan, Sebastian, and Rachel were very quiet as Ciel struggled.

Ciel kept pushing but nothing happened.

The bluenette was wearing herself out, even the backs of her hands were slick with sweat.

Ciel's screams had died out, her throat was parched, and her heart seemed to pound whether the pain was there or not.

Rachel whispered calmingly to Ciel but she knew what was happening…

Something was going badly wrong.

Declan was taking excellent care of Ciel.

The male midwife was doing everything that he could for Ciel and her baby.

Declan was calming and accurate, he was very professional, and very hygienic.

Declan tried repositioning Ciel, having her do a few yoga exercises, everything….

Declan was genuinely doing his job.

…...Which was amazing considering that Sebastian was genuinely getting in his way.

While Declan was trying to work with Ciel, Sebastian was staring him down, growling at him, perched to stab him in the neck if he pressed one pinky finger down on Ciel the wrong way.

Declan seemed to shrug Sebastian's hostility off.

Declan had dealt with possessive mates before.

Not all alphas were comfortable with someone like Declan assisting their omega at such an intimate, dangerous moment.

However, Sebastian was one of the worst that Declan had ever encountered.

But Ciel did need help….

After one particularly strong push brought nothing, Ciel collapsed backwards against Rachel and Declan turned to his bag.

"Kitten….." Sebastian whispered in sympathy, gently touching Ciel's leg.

Ciel's alpha was in denial.

Sebastian blamed the midwife, Ciel couldn't relax, that was all that was wrong.

That was it.

But that was a lie and Declan knew it.

Sebastian's eyes nearly bulged out of his head when Declan turned back to Ciel with a medieval-looking silver instrument in his hand.

"Are those tongs?!" Sebastian gasped, looking at Declan in horror.

"They're forceps, actually. We're going to give it one last go and then I'm afraid we've done all we can." Declan explained.

Sebastian was so angry and so nervous he didn't follow at first, "So you're just going to let my wife die?!"

Declan laughed, "Of course not! We're going to head to the hospital and they'll have to perform a caesarean."

"No….." Ciel whimpered weakly.

Rachel frowned.

"It's alright, Miss Ciel. I think this will help us out. Let's give it a try, shall we?" Declan asked the bluenette in a low, soothing voice.

Ciel nodded silently.

No one was sure what Sebastian had thought that Declan was going to do with the forceps, but when Declan moved between Ciel's legs and took the forceps with him, Sebastian's defensiveness towards Ciel overpowered him.

In a flash, Sebastian pounced and tackled the other alpha to the floor.

"What on earth are you trying to do to my omega?!" Sebastian hissed at the other alpha, shaking Declan roughly by his shirt collar.

"Sebastian…." Ciel cried as tears of pain poured from her eyes, feeling her agony start again.

Ciel had been so desperate for some relief, she was willing to cooperate with anything, especially if it was going to save her from surgery…..

Why couldn't Sebastian just get out of the way?

"Sebastian, stop this nonsense!" Rachel snapped. "Ciel needs his help! I don't understand what the problem is! A male doctor delivered Ciel when she was born! Vincent had no issue with it!"

"I won't let anyone hurt her!" Sebastian growled at Rachel.

"No one's hurting her but you!" Rachel scowled back. "You're the only one here with the problem!"

Sebastian felt his face pale a bit in embarrassment at the verbal flaying he took from his mother-in-law.

Glancing over at Declan, Sebastian watched the other alpha frown as he spoke, "My job is to take care of my patient, Mr. Michaelis. How much longer do you think your wife can go on like this?"

Sebastian looked over at Ciel and with a growl, he let Declan go.

Declan dusted himself off and resumed his position, glaring at Sebastian.

Sebastian watched Declan work quickly to ensure that everything was safe and sterile, and suddenly he felt very ashamed of himself.

"What can I do to help?" Sebastian asked the male midwife in a very quiet voice.

"You can hold her legs." Declan replied curtly. "She needs to be very still."

Sebastian nodded and moved to the side, gently but firmly holding Ciel in position while Rachel held the bluenette's hands.

Carefully, Declan set about his work…

Sebastian watched Ciel squeeze her eyes shut, bravely staying quiet.

Sebastian bent his head and kissed Ciel's thigh gently, whispering sweetly, "I love you my beautiful kitten, it'll all be over soon. It'll all—"

"It's a boy!" Declan declared cheerfully.

Sebastian's heart dropped.

He had been so focused on Ciel that he missed the delivery!

It had suddenly gone so fast…...

But…..it was…silent.

Sebastian looked into Declan's hands and frowned in concern.

The baby was half the size Mina had been.

And it wasn't moving…

The baby was laying on his side, perfectly still.

Ciel's eyes filled with tears as she peered at her newborn.

"Why isn't he crying?" Sebastian asked in a grave tone.

That was a question that Sebastian had asked in his nightmares….

"I think he's still asleep." Declan chuckled.

Ciel looked over her mounded tummy and silently watched with Rachel and Sebastian as Declan began to gently rub the baby's back.

The baby boy gave a little cough.

Sebastian and Ciel gasped with joy as they watched their newborn son snap his eyes open and start to wail in irritation.

"Kitten!" Sebastian exclaimed as Declan wrapped the baby in a clean towel.

Declan was just about to hand the infant to Ciel when the bluenette sat up shakily and parted her legs.

"Kitten?" Sebastian asked, taking the baby from Declan, watching as Ciel's face went sickly pale.

"Hurts…" Ciel groaned. "Hhhuuurrrtttss!"

Declan moved between Ciel's legs just as she started to push again and he smiled happily at what he saw.

"We're not quite done!" Declan announced happily.

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Sebastian watched in awe as a second baby emerged and slid right into Declan's hands, another boy, just as small as the last.

Sebastian was beaming with joy but he was in complete shock when Declan moved Ciel into a squat and a third boy was born, the smallest of the trio.

Exhausted and dazed, Ciel was clinging to consciousness while Sebastian purred happily at her.

"You did it, kitten! You did it! They're here! They're all here and they're perfect!" Sebastian happily informed his wife.

Ciel closed her eyes in the midst of the chaos.

There were three babies crying….

Things being shuffled to and fro….

And Rachel, Sebastian, and Declan all scrambling around to get the car loaded…..

The last thing Ciel heard was Sebastian's voice as he picked her up into his arms, "I'm so proud of you, my precious kitten~."

And at last, Ciel got to rest.

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When Ciel finally woke, she could feel that hours had passed.

The bluenette rustled around in her hospital bed and groaned.

Everything was sore….

"Hello, kitten~." Sebastian purred in a soft whisper.

Ciel turned and blinked, looking at Sebastian sitting in a chair beside her bed.

"Where…...am I?" Ciel asked groggily.

"The hospital. They were able to control the bleeding, but the doctors said it'll take some time to recover your strength. You did amazing!" Sebastian smiled.

"Are there…..really three?" Ciel asked in confusion.

Between the blood loss and the pain, everything was a bit murky to Ciel.

She couldn't remember what was a dream and what had really happened….

But surely there weren't…..

"Yes." Sebastian said in a very excited voice. "There's really three!"

Ciel put her hand to her head and sighed. "Oh dear…"

THREE.

"Three fine little sons!" Sebastian went on. "And they are little, the largest one only weighs five pounds."

Another thought entered Ciel's mind….

"Where…..are they?" Ciel asked.

Sebastian wasn't holding them, there were no cries.

Where were her babies?

"They're in the neonatal unit, your mother is watching them." Sebastian purred. "Would you like to see them?"

"Yes…..I just….." Ciel started to say.

Before Ciel could finish, her eyes fluttered closed.

Sebastian fluffed the pillows gently behind Ciel and sat silently, wanting his wife to get some rest.

Ciel was going to need it.

Sebastian looked at the clock with eager eyes, watching the hand creep closer towards midnight.

Midnight was when Rachel had agreed to come sit with Ciel so Sebastian could go visit his newborns.

The alpha let out a low purr.

Sebastian could barely wait!

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Thank you all for reading! The next chapter will be posted next Saturday! I'm working on some new stories and plan to start posting them February first! Hope you all like them!